Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-05
NATIONAL POLITICS.
WHAT THE COSGRESSNBN AT WASHING
TON ARE DOING.
Blame Sad 70 be Working for Another NOmi-
l2t0l-What Viii 10 Done BY ths Fiftisth
COngress-Ths Postal Telegraph.
House Organization.
Special Telegram to The Regiser.

Special TsIsgraH 10 ne Register.
WASHINGTON, December There are
now in the city Republicans from every
State and Territory in the Union. They
are representative men of the party, and
bring fresh from their people opinions
which convey the general belief upon var
ious matters. These men say that Mr..
Blaine wants the nomination again, and
that he intends TO work for it indirectly.
at now stands the Republicans in
hand, +" said one of the most far-seeing to-
day, Ito decide whether or not they want
Mr.. Blaine TO make the race. 1t is not
question whether he desires it, or whether
his friends want to give it to him, but
merely a question of judgment. The Re
publicans should begin to think, and if
they believe Mr.. Blaine will not be strong
er next year than he was in 1884. they
ought to settle their minds that he should
not be nominated
THE TARIFF OUTLOOK.
The people Of the country may just as
well make up their minds TO be bored by
long and dreary discussion of the tariff in
Congress. The contents OF the Mills bill,
which has been published, shows that it is
the same old question of a revision of the
tariff, which has been defeated number
Of times since the passage of the bill in
1853. The majority in the House is Just
as widely divided on the ubject of revis-
ion of the tariff as il has been at any time
during the past four years, and there is to
be an exhuming of old subjects and unin
teresting talks, all OF which may end as
those have during the past two Congresses.
Unless there Is a great deal of self-sscrifce
on the part OF men in Congress and good
deal OF lowering in pride there will be no
tariff reform next year.
\ NEW TELEGRAPH SCHEME.
Unless the Government adopts postal
telegraphy within six months" said Col.
Harry Clark, late manager of the Z. 4 o.
Telegraph Company, in u conversation
this morning, there will be rival con-
pany, in my opinion, established. which
will be formidable and lasting. II will
have as a basis number of the prominent
newspapers of the country, which will
lease wires and throw az much of their
patronage 10 the new company as possible.
IL will he organized on the nOn-absOrbing
nOn-pOOlng and nou-cOntvOlling basis, and
the people of the country will have sufi
cient confidence in such an enterprise 10
warrant them in patronizipg it to an eX-
| tent which will make it q success from the
very beginning.
THE DEADLY CAR STOVE.
Anticipating action by Congress, num-
her o: the principal railroads OF the cOun-
| try have taken stoves from their passen-
ger coaches and fitted in heating appli-
drgcS hy ussuS of steam \ Number Of
! bills were introduced in the last Congress
to compel railroads 10 heat their passenger
Coaches by steam, and making it a crime
To have fire stoves in them. The railroad
cllamities during the past year have had
the fleet OF greatly populariziug the prop.
OsitiOHS SET forth in these bills, and there
Is very little doubt that stringent law on
the subject will be passed by this Con-
gress.
CorgreSsmen Townsend and Springer,
with Other gentlemen, had consultation
10 day with Senator Cullen relative TO
some legislation which, with amendments
20 the inter state commerce Law, will reg
ulatc the traffic of this country passing
over the grand trunk aud other Canadian
railways fr"m points in the United States
through Canada 10 other points in the
country. One o. these gentlemen will
introduce sOme measure in Congress which
will accomplish this purpose without Oc-
ctsioniDg any increased cost to Of trans
pOrtaticn to the consumer. 1t has been sug-
gested that Congress should require the
payment OF customs duties on articles re-
imported into this country on Canadian
railways.